Olivier Guitta, head of a geopolitical risk and security consultancy firm GlobalStrat, said: "There are from three to five thousand Daesh militants active in Libya – not to mention at least four major terrorist groups and countless militant factions.

“There are also indications that the leaders of Daesh are moving there from Syria.

“But Libya is located only 300 kilometres from Italy and could be used as a strategic staging area for launching attacks against Europe and North Africa.”

The fight against ISIS

Tuesday, 31st May 2016

The fight against Islamic State continues in Iraq, surrounding areas and in Afghanistan.